What specialty burger/menu item is on the menu at your local McD's (and other global chains)?

[madebyyouandi]

Here in Japan the Egg-guchi (it's a pun on a common Japanese name) is super popular (picture that round Egg McMuffin Egg + a cheeseburger). They also sell a BLT, charge 5USD for the exact same Fillet O Fish you get for 1USD in the states, and make a Teriyaki Burger with that same egg. They also have (or maybe had) the "American Fries": a 1 kilo french fry order.

Anyway, I was made aware of some other combinations and wondered what else was out there:

While the title says McD's, in general, how have Global Fast Food Chains changed their menus in your area?

 

[vernplum]

McDonalds's Singapore doesn't have anything on in particular right now, but frequently does.

In recent times (you can see that the Japanese theme is heavily used to market to SG McDonald's fans):

Hokkaido Salmon Burger

Samurai Burger (Teriyaki Sauce)

Ebi Burger (shrimp cake patties)

Prosperity Burger (black pepper sauce)

A permanent menu item here (which I am not sure is available elsewhere) is the McSpicy (very chilli peppery chicken burger)

 

[caseydog]

McD's has all kinds of items tailored to particular countries. I understand KFC does, too.

The "American Fries" order is somewhat insulting.

CD

 

[Windigo]

The only place in the world MCd's sells this fries sauce, is here in NL.

It's really good, a kind of Bearnaise spin off. I do have to admit I have cravings for it once in a while.

The other Dutch only Mcdonalds speciality is the very popular (for unknown reasons to me) McKroket. It's a croquette patty with mustard sauce on a bun.

There are just so many better croquettes out there though. I don't understand why anyone likes these.

A brief history of a Dutch classic: The kroket

 

[caseydog]

The other Dutch only Mcdonalds speciality is the very popular (for unknown reasons to me) McKroket. It's a croquette patty with mustard sauce on a bun.
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There are just so many better croquettes out there though. I don't understand why anyone likes these.

There are so many better burgers out there, too. Yet, people flock to McD's for burgers.

CD

 

[madebyyouandi]

McD's has all kinds of items tailored to particular countries. I understand KFC does, too.

The "American Fries" order is somewhat insulting.

CD

What's really funny about that is that it's made for jhs and hs students who come in small groups to study and want something inexpensive to order and share, but tourists buy one per person.

 

[Timenspace]

McDonalds's Singapore doesn't have anything on in particular right now, but frequently does.

In recent times (you can see that the Japanese theme is heavily used to market to SG McDonald's fans):

Hokkaido Salmon Burger

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Samurai Burger (Teriyaki Sauce)

Ebi Burger (shrimp cake patties)

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Prosperity Burger (black pepper sauce)

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A permanent menu item here (which I am not sure is available elsewhere) is the McSpicy (very chilli peppery chicken burger)

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Oh splendid. I wished we could vote for the shrimp cake patties to be available globally

 

[Timenspace]

There are so many better burgers out there, too. Yet, people flock to McD's for burgers.

CD

That is so true. I can't figure out why.
Maybe it is the universal recognition, donno.. .
Am curious to take my kid to the Food truck festival...for burgers...

 

[Timenspace]

Reflecting on any Croatian specialties ...actually one of the ice creams is offered with legendary local choc biscuit...forgive my ignorance...will have to Google it...

Thrre it is, two of the ice creams...with Domaćica crumbled... Domaćica means home hostess...those biscuits are Croatian made by one of the two big choc factories in Croatia.

It comes in several variations, but the classic one is plain say vanilla biscuit choc coated on one side...in a specific mould...

As for burgers, don't think there are any out if the standard...

 

[LissaC]

We get the Mcbifana and we used to have caldo verde (portuguese kale soup) too, I'm not sure if the caldo verde is still being sold

 

[caseydog]

What's really funny about that is that it's made for jhs and hs students who come in small groups to study and want something inexpensive to order and share, but tourists buy one per person.

That's two pounds of fries. That's not offered in the US. That is definitely an order of fried for teenagers to share.

To say that "Americans eat like pigs" is like saying "Japanese people can't drive." It's a stereotype. Some Americans eat like pigs, and some Japanese can't drive, but it's not universal.

CD

 

[LissaC]

That's two pounds of fries. That's not offered in the US. That is definitely an order of fried for teenagers to share.

To say that "Americans eat like pigs" is like saying "Japanese people can't drive." It's a stereotype. Some Americans eat like pigs, and some Japanese can't drive, but it's not universal.

CD

I was surprised at how little most of my american colleagues eat. Most of them skip breakfast, don't eat anything all morning and then have lunch sitting in front of their laptops. They don't eat anything between lunch and dinner either. Surprisingly, some of them are overweight. Maybe because they're ingesting most calories closer to the end of the day? I don't know.

 

[LissaC]

Also, don't know if this is common knowledge or not but McDonalds portion sizes and prices are tailored to each countries' taste and cost of living. The small menu in Portugal is smaller (and cheaper) than the small menu you get in Spain, for example the small size drink in Spain is the size of a medium drink in Portugal. In Lisbon airport the menu sizes are also bigger and you can even get a box with 20 chicken mcnuggets, which aren't sold anywhere in Portugal except the airport.

Not sure if this exists in other European countries either, but in Portugal we have "Menu Europoupança", a lot of items that you can buy for 1€ each or just a little over that.

 

[caseydog]

I was surprised at how little most of my american colleagues eat. Most of them skip breakfast, don't eat anything all morning and then have lunch sitting in front of their laptops. They don't eat anything between lunch and dinner either. Surprisingly, some of them are overweight. Maybe because they're ingesting most calories closer to the end of the day? I don't know.

If they are eating at their desks, they are probably eating restaurant take-out, or highly processed microwave foods. Those are both full of salt, sugar and other things that make a person overweight. Lack of exercise doesn't help.

When I was in college, and swimming 20 olympic length laps a day, I could make an all-you-can-eat buffet lose money. But as I got older, and less active, my appetite adjusted. I'm 60 years old, 5'11" and weigh 170 pounds. I'm not that unusual among Americans.

Obesity is a problem in the US, but it is not universal.

CD

 

[caseydog]

Also, don't know if this is common knowledge or not but McDonalds portion sizes and prices are tailored to each countries' taste and cost of living. The small menu in Portugal is smaller (and cheaper) than the small menu you get in Spain, for example the small size drink in Spain is the size of a medium drink in Portugal. In Lisbon airport the menu sizes are also bigger and you can even get a box with 20 chicken mcnuggets, which aren't sold anywhere in Portugal except the airport.

Not sure if this exists in other European countries either, but in Portugal we have "Menu Europoupança", a lot of items that you can buy for 1€ each or just a little over that.

Soft drink consumption IS a big problem in the US. Most Americans drink too much sugary soft drinks. I don't. I love Dr. Pepper, but I can buy a six pack of 8 oz bottles, and that will last me a month. It is not a matter of self discipline, it is just how I am.

CD